Coresystems nabs USD15.5 million in first external Series A funding round
Swiss mobile app maker Coresystems had received its first external funding since 2002.
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Tim Cook Gets $16 Million After Selling Roughly 200,000 Apple Shares
Tim Cook sold 196,410 Apple shares this week, according to an SEC filing.
Joe Lewis: British Billionaire Who Admitted to US Insider Trading Argues He Shouldn’t Go to Jail
British billionaire Joe Lewis pled guilty to insider trading and sought supervised release for three years and a $5 million punishment instead of jail time...
EQT Plans to Divest 20% Stake in Ottobock to Its Existing Major Shareholders
Swedish global investment company EQT will return 20% of Ottobock's investment to its significant shareholders...
London Stock Exchange Group Plans to Increase CEO Pay
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is considering doubling CEO maximum pay amid concerns on UK firms' US listings and competition from high-paying American tech companies...
Swiss Bank Banque Pictet Admits to Conspiring With US Taxpayers to Hide Over $5.6 Billion From IRS
Swiss bank Banque Pictet has acknowledged its involvement in a conspir...
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Two Chinese banks do IPO in Hong Kong bourse
Hong Kong bourse recently listed Huishang Bank and Bank of Chongqing.
Tailwind gathers USD 1 million in seed funds in round led by venture capital firm i2e
Pinterest analytics platform Tailwind scored USD 1 million in seed funds in a round led by i2e.
Granify receives USD 1.5 million in seed funding
Software-as-a-Service platform Granify obtained seed funds worth USD 1.5 million from venture capitalists and angel investors.
Icon Ventures nabs USD100 million in oversubscribed fund
The Icon Technology Partners fund raised USD100 million to invest in early-stage business software startups.
Mobli obtains USD60 million investment from Slim, other investors to expand visual search engine capabilities
A recent investment round by Israeli startup Mobli had secured USD60 million in investment from Carlos Slim's América Móvil and other institutional investors.
PurThread Technologies closed latest funding round
PurThread Technologies raised USD7 million for its latest equity funding round.
Asian M&A market dominated by Japan and Thai tycoons
Chinese M&A activity was slow due to its country's leadership change while Japan and Thai tycoons led the way in 2013.
PPF Group NV to return Telefonica Czech Republic back to local hands
PPF Group NV agreed to purchase Telefonica Czech Republic's majority shareholdings.
Troy Carter loses Lady Gaga amidst set up of new USD75 million fund
According to a source, Troy Carter apparently had been busy not managing Lady Gaga's music career, causing the music artist to sever ties with her long-term manager.
